South Caldwell High School

1977 (1977)

Caldwell County Schools

341915

Robert Bliss

90.59 (FTE)[1]

9–12

1,417 (2019-20)[1]

15.64[1]

Maroon, silver, and white
   

Spartan

Spartans

Granite Falls Middle School,
Hudson Middle School

History[edit]

The construction of South Caldwell High School was completed on August 25, 1977. SCHS is located on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) site in Caldwell County, between Hudson and Granite Falls. Granite Falls Middle School and Hudson Middle School feed into South Caldwell.

Academics[edit]

The school provides an academic program ranging from courses for students having special needs, to standard courses, or honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Student needs are enriched through a comprehensive program centering in the basic subjects of English, math, social studies and science, with tutoring provided free of charge before and after school. Individual assistance is provided for each student in the completion of a career pathway.


Block scheduling is used with two nine-weeks grading periods per semester. Grade point average and class rank are computed using the state-weighted scale at the end of each semester. The cumulative average is based on four years, beginning with the ninth grade. Starting with the 2015–16 school year a new grading scale was put into effect with A= 100–90, B= 89–80, C= 79–70, D= 69–60, F= 59 and below.


South Caldwell High School is approved and accredited by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Media and technology[edit]

The media center is an integral part of the academic atmosphere of the school. The facility houses over 17,000 volumes supplementing all subject areas. Students have flexible access to the media center resources and its thirty networked computers that access the electronic reference databases and the internet. A thirty computer lab for activities such as word processing, creating presentations, webquests, and Internet research. An additional thirty computer lab utilizes the Passkey software to support and enhance the standard course of study.

AFS

Anime

Book Talk

DECA

GSA

Drama Club

FCA

FBLA

FFA

HOSA

ITS

Interact Club

Math Club

Media Tech

Model UN

Unified Champions

Quiz Bowl

Rock It Radio

Robotics Club

Senior Officers

Skills USA

Spirit Club

Spanish Club

Student Council

Trading Card Club

Trio ETS

Volunteens

Winter Guard

Tutoring

NTHS

Student Activities

Junior National Beta Club

The National Beta Club

Dance Team

NJROTC

Band

Chorus

Theater

Publications Staff

Equity Club

Citizens of the World Club

There are many clubs and extracurricular activities that students can be involved in. Below is a list of clubs/extracurricular activities at South Caldwell that a student can be a part of:

Baseball

Basketball

Competition Cheerleading

Cross Country

Football

Golf

Marching Band

Soccer

Softball

Swimming

Tennis

Track & Field

Volleyball

Wrestling

South Caldwell is a part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are classified as a 4A school. It is a member of the Northwestern 3A/4A Conference. The school colors are maroon, silver and white, and its team name are the Spartans. Listed below are the different sports South Caldwell has to offer:

MLB pitcher, 3x World Series Champion for the San Francisco Giants, 2014 World Series MVP[2]

Madison Bumgarner

country music singer/songwriter[3]

Eric Church

NFL offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles[4]

Landon Dickerson

college football coach[5]

Donnie Kirkpatrick

Official website

South Caldwell High - School Profile